Comments on: Valentine’s day and Victoria http://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:44:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Local Government Web Network » Help victims of the bushfires in Victoriahttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-144078 Local Government Web Network » Help victims of the bushfires in Victoria Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:35:51 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=1586#comment-144078 [...] And here’s a nice idea from John Allsopp at Web Directions to gather your mates and donate what you can in the spirit of St Valentine. [...] […] And here’s a nice idea from John Allsopp at Web Directions to gather your mates and donate what you can in the spirit of St Valentine. […]

]]> By: john Allsopphttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-142872 john Allsopp Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:42:37 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=1586#comment-142872 Another thing I'll be following up on with some agencies is do folks need laptops and computers? Kids who might need them for school and have lost them in the fires.If so, we will do a drive to have you out there donate older, but useful computers, ready to go, so that these kids don't suffer from slipping behind at school due to lack of such resources.Stay tunedj Another thing I’ll be following up on with some agencies is do folks need laptops and computers? Kids who might need them for school and have lost them in the fires.

If so, we will do a drive to have you out there donate older, but useful computers, ready to go, so that these kids don’t suffer from slipping behind at school due to lack of such resources.

Stay tuned

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]]> By: Lisahttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-142517 Lisa Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:00:18 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=1586#comment-142517 Yes they must be desperate to get their hands on anything. I really hope manufacturers will donate clothing and nappies etc as well. there is just so much that they need isn't there? Yes they must be desperate to get their hands on anything. I really hope manufacturers will donate clothing and nappies etc as well. there is just so much that they need isn’t there?

]]> By: Sara Landerhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-142371 Sara Lander Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:22:23 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=1586#comment-142371 You are absolutely right Lisa and we are hoping that people will mostly donate in the form of money, but in the case of a lot of people with young children they simply don't have the time to shop to replace all their childrens' clothes and toys. Fortunately children get excited by "new" things whether they are second hand or brand new from the shop. Also there is a culture among parents of handing on old baby clothes and toys to each other without it seeming like charity or seen to be insulting, children grow so fast some fantastic things may be worn only once or twice. Plus they need the clothes that they can wreck, all so wasteful if bought new.Just as a case in point, a friend of one of my 'internet mummies' has lost everything, has a 3 year old daughter and a baby due in 9 weeks. She is begging for hand me down clothes and baby paraphernalia as she simply cannot get out to replace them. You are absolutely right Lisa and we are hoping that people will mostly donate in the form of money, but in the case of a lot of people with young children they simply don’t have the time to shop to replace all their childrens’ clothes and toys. Fortunately children get excited by “new” things whether they are second hand or brand new from the shop. Also there is a culture among parents of handing on old baby clothes and toys to each other without it seeming like charity or seen to be insulting, children grow so fast some fantastic things may be worn only once or twice. Plus they need the clothes that they can wreck, all so wasteful if bought new.

Just as a case in point, a friend of one of my ‘internet mummies’ has lost everything, has a 3 year old daughter and a baby due in 9 weeks. She is begging for hand me down clothes and baby paraphernalia as she simply cannot get out to replace them.

]]> By: Ben Barren - Confessions of a Mad Man » First Hand Social Media Reportage Missing in #bushfireshttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-142338 Ben Barren - Confessions of a Mad Man » First Hand Social Media Reportage Missing in #bushfires Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:22:18 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=1586#comment-142338 [...] Marysville, a stunning little town, is no more. [...] […] Marysville, a stunning little town, is no more. […]

]]> By: Johnhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-142315 John Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:23:39 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=1586#comment-142315 thanks lisa!j thanks lisa!

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]]> By: Lisahttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/valentines-day-and-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-142314 Lisa Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:22:21 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=1586#comment-142314 This is a great idea John.I'd really like to add something to this idea based on an interview I saw this morning with a psychologist who was talking about the impact of losing everything in the fires.I'd like to suggest, that rather than donating clothes, you sell them at a market or have a weekend fair like you've suggested above. sell your clothes to each other and then *donate the money* to the Red Cross.Apparently there is a lot contributed to healing by providing money so that people in need like this can rebuild their lives the way they want to, wearing clothes they would like to wear.Donated clothes will most likely wind up in big bins and distributed to shops anyway.Get together and sell sausages and cakes and if you can, *Give Blood*. This is a great idea John.

I’d really like to add something to this idea based on an interview I saw this morning with a psychologist who was talking about the impact of losing everything in the fires.

I’d like to suggest, that rather than donating clothes, you sell them at a market or have a weekend fair like you’ve suggested above. sell your clothes to each other and then *donate the money* to the Red Cross.

Apparently there is a lot contributed to healing by providing money so that people in need like this can rebuild their lives the way they want to, wearing clothes they would like to wear.

Donated clothes will most likely wind up in big bins and distributed to shops anyway.

Get together and sell sausages and cakes and if you can, *Give Blood*.

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